Below is the technical information surrounding our Chestnut veneer.
Family: Fagaceae
Commercial Names: Spanish chestnut, European chestnut.
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Distribution: United Kingdom, Europe and Asia Minor.
General Description:The colour is pale brown to biscuit similar to oak, but without the silver grain figure of oak due to finer rays. The grain is from straight to spiral. Texture is coarse. Ring shakes are liable to be present in old trees. Weight around 540 kg/m³ (34 1b/ft³); s.g. 54.
Mechanical Properties: This wood of medium density has low bending strength, medium crushing strength, and very low stiffness and resistance to shock loads. If bent in the green state is liable to rupture on the inner face. Air dried wood has a good steam bending classification, although intolerant of pin knots.
Seasoning: It is difficult to dry. It dries slowly with a marked tendency to collapse and honeycombe and retains patches of moisture, and does not respond well to reconditioning treatment. There is small movement in service
Working Properties:Due to its acidic character it tends to corrode metal in contact with it under damp conditions, and blue-black iron stains are likely to appear in the wood if in contact with iron compounds in moist conditions. There is only slight blunting effect on tools and the material is easy to work with hand or power stools. It nails, screws, stains and polishes well.
Durability: Sapwood liable to powder post beetle and furniture beetle attack. The heartwood is durable and extremely resistant to preservative treatment.
Uses: Furniture, tunery, coffin boards, ornamental bowls, kitchen utensils, cleft fencing, stakes, and hop poles. Casks of chestnut staves are used for oils and fats, fruit juices, cheap wines, barrel hoops, walking sticks and umbrella handles. Selected logs are sliced into decorative veneers.
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